Dissertation Committee for PhD Nursing

The Dissertation Committee is comprised of three members: the Dissertation Chair and two members. The Dissertation Chair and one committee member should be faculty members from the School of Nursing & Health Sciences; the dissertation chair is minimally at the rank of Assistant Professor or higher. Adjunct faculty and visiting professors may be members but may not be chairs of dissertation committees. All committee members should hold doctoral degrees unless a significant rationale is presented for a member’s particular area of expertise that would benefit the student’s research. The Dissertation Chair must be experienced in directing research and have expertise in the dissertation's specialty area and subject matter. The committee members should offer expertise on the research problem, the specific variables under study, and/or the proposed research method.

The composition of the Dissertation Committee is subject to approval by the Director of the PhD in Nursing Program. Eligibility to serve on a doctoral committee is based on research productivity and/or expertise deemed central to the candidate’s research area. A curriculum vitae must be submitted to the PhD Program office for a committee member who is not a full-time faculty member of Molloy University.